Not A Single Doubt (1 October 2001 - 27 June 2022) was an Australian thoroughbred racehorse and successful stallion, having sired over 70 individual stakes winners.

Background

A first-crop son and the first stakes winner of champion sire

Redoute's Choice Redoute's Choice (15 August 1996 – 26 March 2019) was a multiple Group One-winning Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and also a champion sire. He is by the phenomenal international sire Danehill (USA) out of the lightly raced mare Shantha' ...

, Not A Single Doubt was homebred at

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and is by the mare, Singles Bar, a daughter of

Rory's Jester Rory's Jester was a notable Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A chestnut son of Crown Jester from Rory's Rocket (GB) by Roan Rocket, he was trained by Colin Hayes. Some of his major race victories include the 1985 STC Golden Slipper S ...

Racing career

2003/04: two-year-old season

Originally trained by Graeme Rogerson at

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, Not A Single Doubt won his first three starts by a combined 9 lengths including the

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and the inaugural Strawberry Hill Slipper Stakes at Wyong where he set a new course record time. On the strength of these performances, Not A Single Doubt started a short priced favourite for the 2YO

Magic Millions Classic The Magic Millions 2YO Classic is a Gold Coast Turf Club Restricted Listed Thoroughbred horse race. The race is conducted under set weights and is restricted to two year old horses that were bought at a Magic Millions Sale auction. Eligible auction ...

however ran second behind that seasons

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, Dance Hero. Not A Single Doubt's campaign was cut short after the

Todman Stakes The Todman Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group races, Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old colts and geldings, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres held at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize m ...

due to a soft tissue injury in his off-fore leg and he would not race again for another ten months.

2004/05: three-year old season

Not A Single Doubt was transferred to Melbourne trainer Tony Vasil. Majority owner

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explained, “We would like to make a stallion out of Not A Single Doubt, he is a speed horse, we believe Victoria offers an excellent suite of sprint races in the autumn." Not A Single Doubt only had one more victory before being retired to stud when successful in the

Zeditave Stakes The Zeditave Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and geldings, held with set weights with penalties conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia i ...

when ridden by

Kerrin McEvoy Kerrin McEvoy (born 28 October 1980) is an Australian jockey who is best known for winning three Melbourne Cups. In Europe, McEvoy rode several big winners for Godolphin including Rule of Law in the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster in 2004 and Ibn ...

Stud career

Not A Single Doubt commenced stud duties at

in 2005 for a service fee of A$13,750. In 2020 it was announced by

that Not A Single Doubt had been retired from active stud duty due to pulmonary disease. At the time of his retirement his service fee had increased to a career high A$110,000. Messara stated, "Not A Single Doubt is a wonderful story for Arrowfield and for many breeders, owners, buyers and trainers, rising from the bottom of our roster to become one of Australia’s most popular and successful stallions. We are immensely grateful to him, and he will be loved and cared for at Arrowfield for the rest of his life."

Notable progeny

Not A Single Doubt has sired 15 individual

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winners: ''c =

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, f =

filly A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use: *In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old. *In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, t ...

, g =

gelding A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. Castration, as well as the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male equine to be calmer and better-behaved, makin ...

Death

Not A Single Doubt was euthanized on June 27, 2022 due to a progressive lung disease.

Pedigree

References

{{reflist Australian racehorses Racehorses bred in Australia Racehorses trained in Australia 2001 racehorse births Thoroughbred family 20-a 2022 racehorse deaths